FRISCO, Texas -- Growing up in Hamden, Connecticut, Luke Schoonmaker was a New England Patriots fan. His mother, Michelle, grew up outside of Boston, so her son liked the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins.
The Patriots won six Super Bowls, and as Schoonmaker moved from quarterback to tight end later in high school, he saw a lot of Rob Gronkowski.
“I was a big Gronk guy,” he said of the Patriots' legendary tight end.
But once the Dallas Cowboys selected him in the second round of this year's draft, Schoonmaker found himself looking into Jason Witten.